Friday, November 15, 2013

I am a proud new Grandma again, My daughter has had their newest family member Abby was born November 1, 2013, she is just a little bitty baby. SO beautiful just like her Mommy and her Grandma :)~

She is very tiny, so newborn clothes doesn't fit yet, and when my daughter went shopping for a Dedication(baptism) Dress, she couldn't find one she liked so I went to work. She wasn't a premie but she looks like one.

I took this pattern, it comes in XXS-XL sizes, but even the XXS was too big, so I cut it down some to fit her tiny measurements

I made a few alterations, including down sizing to shall we say XXXS

and shortened it several inches because Mommy wanted a shorter dress

Next we picked out some trims in the color that my daughter wanted for Abby

These will be so pretty on her dress.

So after sewing the skirt back and front together, I sew the hem and then add the bottom trims

Then I put the trim on the dress front bodice

Then next I trim the sleeves of the dress

Next I sew the bodice and sleeves all together and the lining of the bodice

Last I add the skirt buttonholes and buttons

A ribbon for the waist if she likes it and she will be the princess she was born to be.

Whether it’s a job interview, a speech or auditioning for a part in
a community play, nervous feelings are inevitable. They happen to
everyone.

The difference is how each woman deals with her nervous feelings.
First, you should accept them as part of you and know you are not alone in your
feelings. Second, don’t feel the need to apologize for being nervous. When you
do, you only draw attention to it. Keep in mind that even if most of the time
you see yourself as nervous, your audience doesn’t. And, they don’t need to
know.

Instead, take a deep breath, stand tall and speak. You are a confident
woman with something important to say – nervousness and all.

Jane
Powell

Walk your path one step at a time

Life's circumstances are not always what you might wish them to be.The
pattern of life does not necessarily go as you plan. Beyond any understanding ,
you may at times be led in different directions that you never imagined ,
dreamed,or designed. Yet if you have never put any effort into choosing a path ,
or tried to carry out your dream , then perhaps you would have no direction at
all.

Rather than wondering about or questioning the direction your life has
taken , accept the fact that there is a path before you now. Shake off the
''why's'' and ''what if's'' ,and rid yourself of confusion. Whatever was- is in
the past. Whatever is - is what's important.The past is a brief reflection.The
future is yet to be realized. Today is here.

Walk your path one step at a
time - with courage , faith , and determination.Keep your head up , and cast
your dreams to the stars. Soon your steps will become firm and your footing will
be solid again. A path that you never imagined will become the most comfortable
direction you could have ever hoped to follow.

Keep your belief in yourself
and walk into your new journey.You will find it magnificent , spectacular , and
beyond your wildest imaginings.

The best of now
Now is the time to
make a difference. Now is the moment to do what you know you must do.
Now is
when you can transform possibility into reality. Now is when you can bring your
dreams to life.
Is there a problem that’s been frustrating you? Now is when
you can take real, focused action to work your way through it.
Sure, there
are plenty of ways to waste this day. But you now have the chance to choose to
make good and valuable use of it.
Now is an opportunity to create value. And
that opportunity cannot be delayed until later.
Now is yours to use for
whatever rich and fulfilling purpose you can imagine. Stand up, step forward,
and get busy making the very best of now.
Ralph Marston

“Commitment is a
decision”Commitment is not just a simple act of wishing for something.
Commitment is a decision to do whatever it takes.You may wish to be in
awesome shape. But, you won’t succeed until you decide to put down the
chocolates, get off the couch, and start exercising, regularly!Yes, this is
hard to hear, but that’s what commitment is all about – deciding to put in the
sweat and effort and sacrifice, to achieve the goals you hold dear.The sweat
and effort may come from your head, as in commitment to your workplace or
achieving your goals. It may come from your heart, as in commitment to a
relationship or your children.But, wherever it comes from, it requires a
decision not only to start, but persevere. Remember, the rewards you seek are
priceless, and worth every moment of dedicated effort.

Get on with
livingAvoid trouble, but not so much that you avoid life. Anticipate
possible problems, but don’t obsess over them so much that you miss the
opportunities.When you set out on an ambitious path, there are plenty of
things that might go wrong. Prepare yourself to deal with those possible
pitfalls, but don’t allow them to become excuses even before they become
reality.Don’t let yourself be stopped by what might not even happen. Rather,
let yourself be pushed forward by the positive value of what you intend to
achieve, to experience, to create.Put your time and effort into growing
stronger, more capable, more experienced and effective. Focus your thoughts not
on worrying about what might stand in your way, but on visualizing where you
desire to go.You’ve already made your way through every challenge to date.
You have every reason to be confident that you can successfully deal with
whatever life sends your way.There are plenty of reasons and ways to be
careful, yet there’s no reason to constantly live in fear. Go ahead and get on
with living a positive, meaningful life.Ralph Marston

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“Concentrate on the few, not the many.”

You can think of many things that you want to change or
achieve. The problem is, when you set out to do too many things at once, nothing
gets the full attention it needs – and, in the end, very little is
accomplished.

To succeed, you need to set priorities. Choose only one or two
things that you want to achieve. Concentrate your efforts exclusively on these
goals. Very quickly your efficiency will soar and you will see results.

This is my life, and my dreams are worth it
Life is a
courageous journey or nothing at all. We cannot become who we want to be by
continuing to do exactly what we’ve been doing. If you are passionate about
something, pursue it, no matter what anyone else thinks. That’s how dreams are
achieved. Be deaf when people tell you that you can’t fulfill your dreams. The
only place where your goals and dreams are impossible is inside your head. Once
you’ve dreamed of it, you’re halfway there. So go ahead and follow through. Let
your dreams be bigger than your fears and your actions louder than your words.
Follow your heart regardless of what others tell you to do. At the end of the
day it’s you who has to live with your decisions, not them.

The positive side

Your attitude may be the biggest thing holding you back. And
that’s great news, because you can change it very quickly.

Other challenges and limitations can take much time and energy
to overcome. Yet if your attitude is what’s limiting you, then you have the key
right here and now to break free.

Your attitude does not define you and it doesn’t really
control you. It does, however, exert a powerful influence on the way you see the
world.

The simple fact is that with a positive, purposeful and loving
attitude, you are able to see and to connect with life’s best possibilities. And
simply by deciding to choose it, you can immediately benefit from such an
attitude.

You don’t have to let your attitude be held hostage by
negative people, events or circumstances. You can choose whatever attitude you
wish, no matter what may be going on around you.

So give yourself a powerful advantage. Choose an attitude,
right now, that will illuminate the positive side of life, and begin right away
to reap the great rewards of your empowering focus.

Ralph Marston

By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

"I have never been able to conceive how
any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power
over others." - Thomas JeffersonWhen your intent is to control others, are
you thinking about happiness or are you more concerned about safety? Are you
confusing the two - thinking that trying to feel safe by attempting to control
others will make you feel happy?It is my experience that people try to
control out of fear, and that the motivating factor is the need for safety.

Take a moment to think about your own experience. Since we all try to
control at times (please take all judgment off 'being controlling' so that you
can learn), it is likely that you can remember a time when you were trying to
control how someone felt about you or how they behaved - with anger, shaming,
blaming, guilting, compliance, people-pleasing, withdrawal, resistance or many
of the more subtle ways we try to control each other. Our ego-wounded self has
learned many ways to try to control others so as not to feel helpless over them,
and not to feel the loneliness and heartbreak of others' unloving
behavior.When you think about a time you were controlling with someone, was
happiness even a consideration? Do you recall ever actually feeling happy or
joyful when you managed to get someone's approval, or when you managed to bully
someone into complying? You might have felt the momentary relief that comes from
feeling some power over another, rather than feeling helpless over the other
person, but did it fill your heart with peace and joy?If you are honest with
yourself, you will discover that the momentary feeling of safety derived from
not feeling powerless over another person was what you were seeking. And if you
continue to be honest with yourself, you will discover that, not only did this
not bring you happiness or joy, but knowing that you manipulated someone might
have even undermined your self-esteem. I have many clients who tell me that they
are often afraid someone will find out they are a fraud - that they are not who
they seem to be - because of their controlling behavior. They are willing to pay
a high price for the illusion of safety.Illusion? Yes. The kind of 'safety'
that comes from controlling behavior is very different than the true safety that
comes from loving yourself and taking responsibility for your feelings - rather
than making others responsible for you. Even if another does seem to give you
the love, approval or behavior you are seeking, they can always change their
mind, or they can leave. How is that safe?Real emotional safety, happiness
and joy come from being loving to yourself and to others - not from trying to
get love, approval or compliance through your controlling behavior.When you
are willing to shift your intent from trying to control others, to learning to
love yourself, you will experience the huge difference between the 'safety' and
relief that you may momentarily experience, and the true inner peace and joy
that is possible when you learn to love yourself.I know it is scary to the
ego-wounded self to even contemplate learning about your controlling behaviors
and how they make you feel, but I can assure you that it is worth it. I never
felt true joy until I opened to learning about my controlling behaviors and to
learning to love myself.In order to learn about the many ways you might be
trying to control, it's vitally important that you see this learning as an
exciting discovery process, which you can do only when you take all judgment off
your controlling behaviors. We all try to control, so let's not make it a bad
word or a bad thing to do!
***

Your good life
Live the good life you have, as it comes. Don’t be overly concerned about
losing it, or obsessed with making it into something it’s not.
Enjoy the goodness of your existence in a universe filled with abundance.
Feel the sacred uniqueness of each moment and find joy in fulfilling the best
possibilities.
It is good to plan and to remember. Yet you are alive in this moment to live
the special beauty of this moment.
Your good life is not in some fondly remembered past or some hoped for
future. It is here and now.
Appreciate the good life you now have. It is truly beautiful, and the miracle
of you is that you can experience that beauty.
Your good life is here today, flowing gently through your experience. Now is
your moment to live it all.

About Me

Hello there, Happy Day to you, I am a Mother, Grandmother and I love to Craft and Cook, Bake and I have a beautiful family who together we enjoy many things and I take time to share many things with you. I have taken many classes in cooking, baking and crafting and I have been lucky to be able to teach classes as well and I really enjoy people. I am always learning new things and trying new ideas as well as improving on old ones. Life is a wonderful Journey and I am making my own path, follow me and let me inspire you. Blessings